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IMPROVED BOOT-JACK AND `BLAllKlNGr-BRUSB.

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Be it know-u that I, HENRY J'. MILLER, of Nashua, in the county of'Hillsboro, and in the State of ew Hampshire, have invented certain `newand useful Improvements in Combined BootJixck and Blacking-Brush; anddohereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings making part of this specifcatiomA represents a.boot-jack, which is cast of any suitable metal, as light as practicable,and if desirable, in any ornamental imanner. Hrepresents the footpiece,G G the legs, and I I the jaws of' this boot-jack. B and C represent twobrushes, such as are usually used in blacking and polishing boots andshoes, D being the polishing, and C the bla-cking-brnsh. To the hack ofeach of these brushes is secured a metallic plate, D. Each plate isprovided with a slot, which tapers slightly from its mouth to its lhack'end, and the edges of these slots are -bevelled from their upp-er totheir lower sides, so that they'form', with the backs of the brushes,dove-.tailed grooves. The ends of the jaws of the boot-jack are alsoVmade slightly tapering, and their edges are bevelled, and `so' formedthat they t snugly in the slots in the plates, The blaekingbrush C isthus secured upon onejuw of the jack, while the polishing-brush issecured upon the other. A small catch, J, `is pivoted to the back of thebrush B, whichA turns ont of the way to allow' thejaw corresponding tothis brush to enter the slot in its plate, und muy then be turned so nsto prevent the 'jaw from drawing out until desirable.

`Figure 2 of the drawings represents the brushes renioved .from the jawsof the jack, and in positionA for packing in transportation. Theboot-jack can be used for removing boots While thebrushes are attachedto it, but when it is necessary in travelling that as littlespaceshouldbe o'ccnpied as possible,.the brushes are detached from theends of the jaws, and the whole may then bepncked away in the shaperepresented in fig. 2. The foot-- piecerH forms al handle for thebrushes.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the boot-jack A and brushesBC, when they areconnected together and held in the manner specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 15th day of January, 1868. I l H. J. MILLER.

Witnesses:

, E. P. EMERSON,

C. C. CHUncnILL.

